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DTSTAMP:20260121T171348
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:AIM Seminar:  The Algebra of Scientific Doubt: From Noether to Noise\, from Ritt to the Unknown
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  Scientific progress is defined by a fundamental asymmetry: a theory feels complete until the moment it is proven wrong. In mathematical modeling\, we often operate within axiomatic systems\, (conservation laws\, symmetries\, and invariants)\, that are inevitably incomplete. The central challenge of automated discovery is abduction: can we reason backward from observed phenomena to identify the missing principles that our axioms fail to capture?\n\nIn this talk\, I will outline a program for the systematic discovery of physical laws through the lens of algebraic geometry. Building on the AI-Noether framework\, which utilized Hilbert's Nullstellensatz and Noether's primary decomposition (I=⋂qi) for abductive discovery in exact polynomial settings\, we now extend this machinery into two new frontiers. \n\nFirst\, we address the \"brittleness\" of symbolic computation by embracing Numerical Algebraic Geometry. Using homotopy continuation and witness sets\, we move beyond exact arithmetic to achieve scalable\, noise-robust inference in empirical data. Second\, we transition from static constraints to dynamical systems via Differential Algebra. By shifting from Hilbert’s Basis Theorem to Ritt’s\, and from Gröbner bases to Rosenfeld-Gröbner characteristic sets\, we enable the native discovery of differential equations directly from observations.\n\nThe power of this synthesis is already emerging. Preliminary applications to a series of long-standing open problems in mathematical physics suggest that this framework can identify candidate laws and hidden symmetries where classical derivation has stalled. We are finally positioned to venture into genuinely unknown territory: the discovery of fundamental principles that have remained\, until now\, just beyond human reach.\n\nContact:  Shravan Veerapaneni
UID:141895-21889610@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141895
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 1084
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DTSTAMP:20260129T105015
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T160000
SUMMARY:Presentation:Booking International Flights on a Budget
DESCRIPTION:Come to this session to hear tips about booking international flights on a budget. We will include a live demo on how to book a flight and there will also be time for Q&A after the presentation. If you're new to booking international flights\, this workshop is for you!\n\nThis event is part of the Global Wolverines: Preparing You to Have a Successful International Experience event series.\n\nhttps://internationalcenter.umich.edu/abroad/ic-global-wolverines
UID:144755-21895816@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144755
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Abroad,International
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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DTSTAMP:20260206T030401
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T160000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:HET Seminar | Energy Correlators in Particle Physics\, QFT and Gravity
DESCRIPTION:Detector operators\, of which the average null energy operator provides the most famous example\, arise as direct theoretical models of asymptotic measurements in collider experiments. In QFT\, detector operators are expressed in terms of \"light-ray operators\"\, whose correlation functions provide an interesting class of non-perturbatively well-defined observables. \n\nIn this talk\, I will give an overview of light-ray/ detector operators\, and attempt highlight the different perspectives and motivations for studying these operators\, coming from the CFT\, amplitudes and phenomenological communities. I will then present recent measurements of these correlators in experiment\, as well as applications to positivity bounds on OPE coefficients.
UID:143131-21892188@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143131
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:High Energy Theory Seminar,Physics,Science,Seminar,Talk
LOCATION:West Hall - 340
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DTSTAMP:20260121T144347
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T160000
SUMMARY:Reception / Open House:LSA Campus Tours for Transfer Students
DESCRIPTION:Join the LSA Transfer Student Ambassadors for a central campus tour and to learn all about the transfer student experience. As transfer students\, the Ambassadors understand the questions you have and designed a tour with the needs of transfer students in mind.\n\nPlease register using the link to the right.
UID:95236-21895061@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/95236
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:transfer,Transfer Student Center,Transfer Students
LOCATION:LSA Building - 1180 (Transfer Student Center)
CONTACT:
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DTSTAMP:20260310T094417
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T154500
SUMMARY:Exhibition:Sky Tonight
DESCRIPTION:A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star\, current and upcoming constellations\, visible planets\, a few deep sky objects depending on the season\, and other interesting astronomical visualizations. If you want to be able to look up from your own backyard and know what to look for\, this is the show for you.
UID:141325-21892207@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/141325
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Astronomy,Children,Family,Museum,museums,natural history museum,Natural Sciences,Planetarium,Prospective Undergraduate Students,Science,Space,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Planetarium & Dome Theater
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DTSTAMP:20260114T104637
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T163000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Sociocultural Anthropology Colloquium | “Hopesick: Care and Community in America’s Opioid Crisis”
DESCRIPTION:“For many Christians\, the belief that God can and does act directly in the world can be a tremendous source of hope. Against seemingly insurmountable challenges\, there is a sense that the miraculous may truly be possible. And yet\, things don’t always work out. In this talk\, I explore these dynamics of hope and disappointment through the life of a young woman living with opioid use disorder in Central Appalachia. Drawing on five years of collaborative ethnographic fieldwork in non-denominational churches and clinics providing Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD)\, this talk considers the theological and interpersonal stakes of hope and despair in Appalachian communities living through the on-going opioid crisis. In it\, I explore the vernacular use of the term ‘hopesick’ as a possible alternative to concepts of co-dependent resentment\, compassion fatigue\, and abandonment. Moving beyond moments of hopesick rage and grief\, the later sections of the talk explore what we might learn from recovering ‘hopefiends’ who have found less risky ways to engage with the euphoric highs of hope so that they may continue on with greater compassion for themselves and others.”\n\nChina Scherz is the Kristin Yudt Collegiate Professor of Global Affairs in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to arriving at Notre Dame\, Scherz was an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Virginia. She earned a Ph.D. in medical anthropology from the Universities of California at San Francisco and Berkeley and a B.A. in anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. Scherz’s work examines how health and well-being are fostered through care\, connection\, and community. Across a series of projects\, she has also explored how people decide who they should care for and how they ought to care for them and the ways in which spiritual experiences intersect with processes of ethical transformation.
UID:143772-21893993@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143772
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:AEM Featured,american culture,Anthropology,colloquium,Global Health,Health,Health & Wellness,Sociology
LOCATION:West Hall - 411
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DTSTAMP:20260125T223925
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T160000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Student Algebraic Geometry: Variation of GIT
DESCRIPTION:Let G be a reductive group acting on a quasi-projective variety X. The construction of the geometric invariant theory (GIT) quotient of X by G depends on the choice of an ample line bundle on X with a compatible action of G. Changing this line bundle often results in a birational map of GIT quotients (a flip)\, which aids in understanding the birational geometry of these spaces. I’ll give an introduction to these ideas\, focusing on the case where G is a torus and X is affine space\, which corresponds to the case of toric varieties.
UID:144463-21895389@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144463
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Mathematics
LOCATION:East Hall - 2866
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DTSTAMP:20260105T110419
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260130T160000
SUMMARY:Social / Informal Gathering:Sustainability Coffee Chats: Free coffee and good conversation!
DESCRIPTION:The Student Sustainability Coalition will be hosting our coffee chats throughout the semester and we want you to join us!  Passionate about sustainability?--water conservation\, AI\, carbon neutrality\, transportation\, ANYTHING!--come chat with us\, share your passion(s) and interests\, all while helping contribute to a more sustainable University of Michigan! Not to mention: WE WILL BUY YOUR DRINK!\n\nFind us at: \nMaizes Cafe every Friday from 3-4p and Rooting for Change Cafe (3rd Floor Palmer Commons) every other Wednesday from 5-6p
UID:138091-21891105@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138091
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Activism,Climate Change,Discussion,Food,food and the environment,Free,Free Food,Graduate and Professional Students,In Person,Social,Social Impact,Student Org,Sustainability,Talk,Undergraduate Students
LOCATION:Michigan League - Maizie's Cafe
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